How to Use proverb in a Sentence
proverb
noun
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The idea has the sheen of a proverb, timeless and true.
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Nina Li Coomes,
The Atlantic,
24 Mar. 2023
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As the old proverb goes, a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
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Kylie Robison,
Fortune,
26 July 2023
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There’s a proverb: A bedbug in the wall doesn’t go to a ball.
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Ben Taub,
The New Yorker,
30 Apr. 2018
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There is an old Chinese proverb: Close the door to beat the dog.
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Arkansas Online,
30 Nov. 2022
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There’s an old Russian proverb: The tallest blade of grass is the first cut by the scythe.
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Carl Weiser,
Cincinnati.com,
6 Feb. 2020
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There is a Georgian proverb that the guest is from God.
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Pallavi Kumar,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 Sep. 2021
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As the proverb says, the road to hell is paved with good intentions.
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Robert Rosenkranz,
Quartz,
30 Sep. 2019
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There’s a Swahili proverb, Mtoto wa nyoka ni nyoka—the child of a snake is a snake.
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Wired Opinion,
Wired,
5 Feb. 2020
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The sauna is the poor man’s pharmacy, goes one old proverb.
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Carolyn Todd,
Men's Health,
3 June 2023
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As the proverb goes, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
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Marc Saltzman,
USA TODAY,
22 Jan. 2022
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A picture, so the proverb goes, is worth a thousand words.
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Carrie Goldberg,
Harper's BAZAAR,
24 May 2017
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A proverb says the best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago, but the second-best time is today.
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Hillary Davis,
Daily Pilot,
8 June 2017
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As the proverb goes, one swallow does not a summer make.
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Jon Sindreu,
WSJ,
21 Apr. 2022
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And then the dog barks, and the caravan moves on, to paraphrase the old Arabic proverb.
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Corey Seymour,
Vogue,
27 Mar. 2019
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When in a drought don't predict rain, the old proverb insists, with much truth.
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Star Tribune,
1 Aug. 2021
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In the words of an African proverb: no matter how long the winter, spring is sure to follow.
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Ilona Limonta-Volkova,
Forbes,
30 Nov. 2023
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The title comes from a Tswana proverb: If the good doctor can’t cure you, find the less good doctor.
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Leah Ollman,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Dec. 2022
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As the old proverb goes: There's no such thing as bad weather, only bad clothes.
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Richard Godwin,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Feb. 2022
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Most—if not all—of us have experienced the truth of this proverb, and faced the failure of our plans.
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António Abrantes,
Quartz at Work,
5 Dec. 2019
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The enemy of my enemy is my friend, as the proverb goes.
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Jonah Goldberg,
National Review,
2 Oct. 2019
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The mall makes good on the proverb that a Lego in the hand is worth more than two idling in a container at the Port of Los Angeles.
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Washington Post,
22 Nov. 2021
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This one even stretches the proverb about the wheels of justice turning slowly.
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Nathan Fenno,
latimes.com,
17 Apr. 2018
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As the old proverb says: all roads lead to Rome — or in this case, all personal journeys lead back to us.
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Csaba Toth,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2022
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The French have a proverb: Children need models more than critics.
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Bernadeia Johnson,
Star Tribune,
9 Oct. 2020
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Like many African proverbs, this one is layered with meaning.
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Nathaniel J. Dominy,
Scientific American,
1 Nov. 2021
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To quote an internet proverb: What happened to the original plot of the movie?
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Jessica Goldstein,
Vulture,
22 July 2021
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Paraphrased from an old proverb, the best time to plant a tree was yesterday, the second-best time is right now.
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Jodie Cook,
Forbes,
24 May 2021
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Add this to your book of Russian proverbs: He who only passes is passed.
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Ronald Blum,
chicagotribune.com,
1 July 2018
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This is a proverb from Gatwa’s country of birth, Rwanda.
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Cameron K McEwan,
The Hollywood Reporter,
25 Dec. 2023
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This was a lovely answer, if a mix of genuine belief and proverb.
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New York Times,
23 Mar. 2021
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